German home front in WW2

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Period 1941-1943 for German war effort?

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The tide turns against Germany

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Introduced in Sept 1939, covering more items than in Britain.

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rationing

Answer explanation

German people received seven food ration cards, colour-coded for different foods.

Some categories - heavy industry workers, sick people, pregnant women - could receive more.

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Hitler's June 1941 invasion location:

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Russia

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Nazi Germany's policy (1943-1944): ................... war

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total

Answer explanation

Nothing will be produced that does not support the war effort. The whole society is geared towards this.

(Does this remind you of a Russian civil war policy? In what way/s is it similar?)

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In 1944, due to labor shortages from men serving in the army, how many prisoners of war and foreign workers were forced to work in factories and farms?

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More than 7 million

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In early 1945, which German city was heavily bombed by the British?

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Dresden

Answer explanation

The Dresden bombings have been the subject of much controversy, with some believing that the loss of civilian life coupled with the harm to a historic city amounts to a war crime.